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<br /> Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> <br /> Page 8 <br /> * Zoning request shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, <br /> district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with <br /> adjacent zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access and <br /> public need. <br /> The proposed request would also complement the following goals and policies <br /> of the Industrial Element. <br /> * Designate and allocate industrial areas in appropriate proportions and in keeping <br /> with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. <br /> * Promote and encourage the rehabilitation of industrial areas which are serviced <br /> by basic community facilities and utilities. <br /> * It shall be the policy of the County to achieve a broader diversification of local <br /> industries by providing opportunities for new industries and strengthening <br /> existing industries. <br /> * Through its zoning powers, the County shall locate industrial areas convenient <br /> to transportation facilities, and provide a variety of industrial zoned districts and <br /> lot sizes, depending on the needs of the industries and the communities. <br /> * Industrial development shall be located in areas adequately served by <br /> transportation, utilities and other amenities. Redeveloping or newly developing <br /> areas shall be developed in concert with programmed public and privately <br /> funded infrastructure to meet the expected needs. <br /> * Topography of industrial land shall be reasonably level. <br /> * Industrial development shall be conveniently located to its labor resource. <br /> * Buffer zones shall be established between industrial and adjacent noncompatible <br /> uses of land. <br /> The surrounding properties consist of a mixture of industrial type and <br /> agricultural processing uses which were granted Special Permit for such uses. <br /> Surrounding properties consist mainly of formerly cultivated sugar cane lands, the <br /> HELCO power plant, vacant lands, small agricultural operations and residences. To <br /> the northeast of the subject property is the existing AMFAC Tropical Products tropical <br /> fruits packing facility and papaya puree processing facility. East of the subject <br /> property is the old Puna Sugar Mill operations site, where the old mill operations office <br /> is located and where Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. (HELLO) presently operates <br /> a power plant. Across Milo Street to the south is the site of the proposed Greenhouse <br /> Specialists' operation and to the southeast is the existing Pacific Floral Exchange <br /> business. Adjacent and to the east of Pacific Floral Exchange is the proposed school <br /> site for Hawaii Christian Camping Association. Lands immediately adjacent to and <br /> west of the subject property are vacant formerly sugar cane lands. However, lands <br /> further west and southwest are primarily in residential uses. <br /> <br />